VIDEO: Members of the Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club deliver gifts and smiles

Santa Claus (aka Joseph Sanoski of New Jersey) greets David Purvis during his visit to St. Margaret's Center in Albany Saturday as part of the Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club 14th annual Holiday Run. (Jeff Couch / The Record )

Santa Claus (aka Joseph Sanoski of New Jersey) spends a moment with Daysy Carlos Saturday during his visit to St. Margaret's Center in Albany as part of the Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club 14th annual Holiday Run. (Jeff Couch / The Record )

ALBANY -- Caidon Miller was ready to head inside at St. Margaret's Center on Saturday but as the Renegade Pigs roared in on their motorcycles and Santa Claus came ringing his bells, his face was beaming with excitement.

For the 14th year in a row, the Albany chapter of Renegade Pigs Motorcycle Club, comprised of current or retired police officers and firefighters, delivered necessities and presents to children and young adults at the center. They were given some help from the Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts chapters as well as members of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Bicycle club among others.

Children received gifts from Joseph "St. Nick" Sanoski, of the North New Jersey chapter, as he dressed up as Santa Claus, even with Miller, 2, holding him by the hand and showing him to his friends at the center.

"Caidon would have nothing to do with Santa Clause last week," said Anne Schneider Costigan, spokesperson for the Center for Disability Services.

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Schneider said many of the children have become familiar with those who participate in annual Christmas Holiday Run, as both Miller and 3-year-old Angelica Morrison were reaching out to them when they arrived. Costigan said the members are accepted as part of the St. Margaret family as many of the members have told her they've watched some of the children grow up and some of the children wait year-round for them to come back.

There are also several students from Columbia High School who come to hand out presents and interact with the children. This is because Joe "Poppy" deSeve, a former detective with the East Greenbush Police Department as well as a resource officer for the school is a member of the Renegade Pigs.

deSeve went on about how happy the event makes him, saying he walks away from the center with "a whole new spirit."

"This is the spirit of Christmas," deSeve said. "This, in my opinion, is exactly what it's supposed to be."

deSeve said he came in earlier in the month to get a list of some of the needs and what toys some of the children would want. The toys are paid for by fundraisers the club holds as well as some of the dues members pay to be a part of the club. The students also hold a fundraiser during the year for money to purchase the items.

deSeve talked about the importance of having the students there as it allows them to make a difference in someone's life who might be a little less fortunate than they are. There is no way someone can't feel good if they are able to bring a smile to someone's face, deSeve said.

"Hopefully they feel good about what they did," deSeve said. "And hopefully they appreciate their life a whole lot more."

After the tragic incident in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, there were still law enforcement members from the area who came to be a part of the event. deSeve was impressed by the fact they still drove up to Albany to be a part of it but said making the kids feel good is a good way to bring a smile to their own face after an with the event that claimed the lives of 20 elementary school children.

"We're here to make the other kids feel good," deSeve said. "That's what it's all about."